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District: WEST ESSEX REGIONAL (5630)
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12
County: ESSEX
Operating Type 7-12 / 9-12 Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $38,948,114
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,665.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $23,390
2014-15 Total Spending: $42,397,965
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,695
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,013
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,013
Revenue Sources, State: 12.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 83.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 115.7
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,626
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|46
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,253
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|46
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,229
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 35|46
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,909
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $9,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $132
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $354
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,351
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,861
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 39|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 41|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 88%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,796
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.1%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,123
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 52.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 52.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $103
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $165
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $66
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|46
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $72,065
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|46
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|46
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $74,676
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|46
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 83.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|46
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,303
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|46
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 80.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|46
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $86,562
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 38|46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 115.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|46
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $127,560
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|46
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 112.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|46
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $126,316
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|46
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|46
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,430,394
2013-14 Actual: $1,057,452
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,487,846
2014-15 Actual: $-543,466
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.